Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives have detained a five-member group of Haqqani network in southeasten Paktia province, the NDS said on Tuesday. In a statement issued NDS, said the militants who had received military training across the Durand Line were arrested during a special operation of NDS …

AT-KABUL: Senators called an operation carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the bordering province of Nimroz a “big shame” as the international coalition has military presence in Afghanistan. “The operation that was launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Nimroz is a big shame in …

AT-KABUL: Three French and four Uzbekistan fighters loyal to the Daesh extremist group have been killed in an airstrike carried out in the Darzab district of northern Faryab province, official said on Tuesday. According to the officials, the strike was conducted on Monday evening when Daesh militants were gathered in …

AT-KABUL: At least 86 Daesh fighters were killed and 38 others were wounded in Nangarhar and Jawzjan provinces within the past 24 hours, military sources said Tuesday. “60 Daesh fighters were killed and 18 others were wounded during operation conducted by Afghan Special Forces in Deh Bala district of eastern …

AT-KABUL: Ata Mohammad Noor, the dismissed governor for Balkh province said Tuesday that he would wait for the end of talks between the Jamiat party that he belongs to with the central government to announce his decision. “I am waiting for the finalization of talks inside Jamiat and the talks …

AT-KABUL: At least 129 militants were killed and 33 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …

AT-KABUL: Unknown gunmen abducted five employees of the Public Health Department, including a woman, in western Ghor province, an official said on Tuesday. Ghulam Nabi Yagana, head of the Public Health Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that workers were kidnapped from the Allah Yar locality while administrating vaccination. The health …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday informed of a large-scale military offensive that has been kicked-off against Islamic State (IS) militants, following the group’s deadly attacks across the country. “Large-scale operations were being conducted [against IS], [the group] still sometimes launching hostile attacks, but we are sure that …

AT-KABUL: Some political opposition individuals accuse the government of corruption, claiming that the phenomenon was compacted within a particular circle in the Presidential Palace. This comes when the government says it is serious in fight against corruption and there was sign of government’s negligence. Ahmad Wali Massoud, a government opposition …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkmenistan has cut off power supply to Afghanistan’s border provinces, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) announced on Monday. To the chagrin of residents, power supply to Herat, Faryab, Sar-i-Pul and Jawzjan was severed after Turkmenistan’s demand for doubling the electricity rate was rejected. Amanullah Ghalib, the head …